(VOVWORLD) - Like many other European countries, Belgium is famous for numerous festivals that take place all year round, some of which are the biggest in the world. Aside from Majorette, stilt walking is one of popular activities in Belgian festivals. VOV interviewed Anke Van Lacker, Deputy Head of Mission at the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam, to find out more.

(VOVWORLD) - “A touch of Belgium” cultural event took place on Saturday afternoon at Ly Thai To Garden, Hanoi, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Vietnam. 11 members of the Brussels-based Majoretteketet performed some of their best parade routines around Hoan Kiem Lake. Today, VOV24/7’s Culture Rendezvous will talk to Anke Van Lancker, Deputy Head of Mission at the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam, to learn more about her country’s baton twirling performance.

(VOVWORLD) - If you found yourself completely lost in a Sydney bar yarn, looking like a stunned mullet when invited to a cuppa in the arvo, or simply, just wondering what on earth do my last 24 words meant, it’s time to fill up your vocabulary with Straya’s iconic slang culture. For foreign backpackers, sometimes they’re survival languages. Zachary Fitzpatrick will accompany us on VOV 24/7’s Cultural Rendesvous today to lead us through the dazing world of Australian English.

(VOVWORLD) - Sometimes people don’t fall in love with a country until they discover its fantastic culinary culture. If fish and chips are among the must-tries when visiting the British Isles, and American cuisine is defined by the worldwide success of KFC and MacDonald’s, then it is cheese and beer that brings the Netherlands closer to foreigners. Peter de Fretes is back with us on VOV24/7’s Cultural Rendezvous today to rustle up some uniquely Dutch cuisines.

(VOVWORLD) - Gwangmyeong Cave in Gwangmyeong City is the only cave in the Seoul metropolitan area. It is just 15 minutes from Seoul by tube and 20 minutes from Incheon International Airport. Actually an abandoned gold mine, the cave is today a large cave themed park which attracts 1.4 million visitors a year.

(VOVWORLD) - Scotland is well-known for bagpipe, kilt, whitsky, golf, and the Loch Ness Monster. The legend of Loch Ness has inspired many film makers and is important to the region’s tourism industry. In this week’s Culture Rendezvous edition, Raymond McRobbie of Scotland will tell us some facts that you may not know about the Loch Ness mystery.

(VOVWORLD) - A school bus is used to transport students to and from school or school-related activities. Around the world, various configurations of buses are used; the most iconic examples are the yellow school buses seen in the United States. What else should we know about these bright and colorful American icons? Let’s talk to Joe Fitzsimmons, an English language teacher and photographer to learn more about this vehicle.

(VOVWORLD) - Edinburgh Castle is the most iconic of all Scottish landmarks, where more than 14 million people attend the Royal Military Tattoo every year. The castle, one of Scotland’s leading tourist attractions, is also thought to be one of the most haunted places in the world. Let’s hear more from Ray McRobbie, who has previously talked to us about the Loch Ness monster, in this week’s edition of Culture Rendezvous.

(VOVWORLD) - A sense of humour has always played an important role in human life. As the world developed, man’s sense of humour developed itself in different ways in different culture. Australia certainly has developed its own way of provoking smiles. Today we’ll talk to Taylor Harper, an Australian student about Australian humor.

(VOVWORLD) - "Trick or treat?", “Hello!”, “Anybody home?” Don’t be surprised if children knock at your door asking for candy. It’s Halloween. Halloween, celebrated on the night of October 31st, is most popular in the United States and Canada but is now celebrated in many other countries, including Vietnam. Joe Fitzsimmons, an English language teacher, photographer, and big fan of Halloween, is here with us today on our weekly Culture Rendezvous to talk about Halloween in the US.